Where is everyone?

Gpfanuk
Gpfanuk Posts: 142
edited October 2013 in Road general
Went out this morning to get some more miles under my wheels in preparation for my first century ride on Friday 18th( all in the name of charity, www.justgiving.com/gpfanuk). I went from home which is just outside Stockport to Stoke-on-Trent via Macclesfield and back via Leek. I encountered a total of six other riders during the four and a bit hours I was out! Where is everyone? Was it because it was raining and windy? Do carbon bikes melt in the rain? :wink: My triban seemed fine!
Muddy Fox Hardtail Circa 1998
Triban3
Felt AR5
ANC Halfords Peugeot (restored and ridden at Eroica 2015)
A box of bits that will make a fine Harry Hall when I get round to it.
Raleigh tandem of as yet unknown vintage - ongoing restoration for Eroica 2016

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  • sloppyschleckonds
    sloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    It's Hill Climb season, probably competing or cheering others on.
    I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles
  • Big_Ring_Rider
    Big_Ring_Rider Posts: 86
    Ha, I was out for four hours in the pouring rain of Surrey/south east London and saw two fellow "bad-ass weather hard men".

    I can confirm my carbon frame didn't melt... :wink:
  • dsoutar
    dsoutar Posts: 1,746
    Me too - only saw two people this morning out riding as opposed to going somewhere in 2 hours. Next time it's like that it's indoors on the turbo for me
  • tilesey
    tilesey Posts: 14
    There were hundreds* of us doing the Southern Sportive around the Cotswolds.

    4 hours of constant rain! Worth it though

    * Some, quite a few, but no idea how many!
  • Bozman
    Bozman Posts: 2,518
    I was thinking the same yesterday morning, the roads are usually packed with fluorescent yellow jackets but there were none to be seen, I'd had enough after 2hrs of wind and rain but I only came across two other riders in that time.
    It was probably the worst ride all year and that incudes all of that snow earlier in the year, I went out today for another short blast and the roads were empty yet again but the weather was slightly better.
  • Markjaspi
    Markjaspi Posts: 729
    Royles (Jaguar) Wilmslow where doing a "ride like a pro" with the sky team car today. I and I think 162 others went from there on a round 42 mike route through Cheshire.

    I guess if you weren't on that route, a lot people from round there would have been in it!
    Cipollini Bond
    Pinarello GAN
  • chris_bass
    chris_bass Posts: 4,913
    I do about 4 hours a day Monday to m Friday so when I got up and it was tipping it down and blowing a gale thought I'd have the day off!!

    where we're you Monday to friday?!?! (just kidding btw!)
    www.conjunctivitis.com - a site for sore eyes
  • Markjaspi
    Markjaspi Posts: 729
    ^ sounds like you deserved a day off, although I was out Monday & Saturday too, but wimped out and did 30
    miles each day at night on my spinning bike the rest of the week.
    Cipollini Bond
    Pinarello GAN

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